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Amid all the stories of tragedy and heroism on September 11, there is one tale that has yet to be told -- the gripping account of ordinary men and women braving the inferno at the Pentagon to rescue friends and co-workers, save the nation's military headquarters, and defend their country.
Pentagon firefighters Alan Wallace and Mark Skipper had just learned the shocking news that planes had struck the World Trade Center when they saw something equally inconceivable: a twin-engine jetliner flying straight at them. It was American Airlines Flight 77, rushing toward its target. In his Pentagon office, Army major David King was planning a precautionary evacuation when the room suddenly erupted in flames. Arlington firefighters Derek Spector, Brian Roache, and Ron Christman, among the first responders at the scene, were stunned by the sight that met them: a huge flaming hole gouged into the Pentagon's side, a lawn strewn with smoking debris, and thousands of people, some badly injured, stumbling away from what would become one of the most daunting fires in American history.
For more than twenty-four hours, Arlington firefighters and other crews faced some of the most dangerous and unusual circumstances imaginable. The size and structure of the Pentagon itself presented unique challenges, compelling firefighters to devise ingenious tactics and make bold decisions -- until they finally extinguished the fire that would threaten to cripple America's military infrastructure just when it was needed most.
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“From the moment the hijackers flew Flight 77 into the building, the Pentagon was transformed into a war zone….
“The authors demonstrate how the firefighters—despite private fears, exhaustion, dehydration and smoke inhalation, [and] multiple threats of renewed attack—responded brilliantly to the horror. A remarkable piece of journalism, and a service to history.” – Kirkus Reviews
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